Targeted Infusion Grant to Add an Associate of Science Degree

有针对性的灌输项目将在克林顿初级学院现有的文科、商业和宗教研究项目中增加一个理学副学士学位。克林顿初级学院是南卡罗来纳州的一所历史悠久的黑人学院。智力优势：理工科副学士学位为克林顿初级学院的学生提供了在科学、技术和数学领域与其他人竞争的机会。此外，科学副学士学位的选择将加强我们计划进入四年制大学的学生的数学和科学基础。传统上，克林顿初级学院的学生只能参加文科学位所需的数学和科学课程，然而许多学生表示对STEM领域的专业感兴趣，但却没有选择理科副学士学位。定向注入项目将提供支持，聘请STEM领域的教授开发和教授新课程，并在两年制和四年制大学学习最佳实践，以在克林顿初级学院发展强大的科学副学士学位课程。更广泛的影响：克林顿初级学院的理学副学士学位将增加主修化学、生物、物理科学、数学和计算机科学的非裔美国本科生的数量。克林顿初级学院大约70%的学生是非裔美国男性。与南卡罗莱纳州约克县的初中和高中合作，将鼓励更多的少数民族在学院攻读STEM学位。目前，大约有12%的克林顿学生在当地小学的科学或数学课上做志愿者，在克林顿初级学院增加科学副学士学位应该会增加这个数字。作为该项目的一部分，将与至少两所四年制大学签订转学协议，以转移具有副学士学位的克林顿初级学院学生。此外，将提供四年制大学的暑期实习机会，这将增加这些学生继续在STEM领域学习的可能性，最终增加获得STEM相关领域硕士和博士学位的学生人数。

The Targeted Infusion Project will add an Associate of Science Degree to the existing Liberal Arts, Business, and Religious Studies programs at Clinton Junior College, a Historically Black College in South Carolina.The intellectual mert: An Associate of Science Degree provides Clinton Junior College students the opportunity to compete with others in science, technology, and mathematic fields. In addition, an Associate of Science Degree option will strengthen the mathematical and science foundation of our students who plan to matriculate to four-year institutions. Traditionally, students at Clinton Junior College can only take the required mathematics and science classes for a Liberal Arts Degree, however many students express interest in STEM areas as a major but have no choice for an Associate of Science degree. The Targeted Infusion Project will provide support to hire professors in the STEM areas to develop and teach new courses as well as learn best practices at two-year and four-year institutions with Associate of Science Degrees in order to develop a strong Associate of Science Degree program at Clinton Junior College. The broader impacts: An Associate of Science Degree at Clinton Junior College will increase the number of African American undergraduate students who major in chemistry, biology, physical science, mathematics, and computer science. Approximately 70 % of the students at Clinton Junior College are African American males. Collaborative efforts with the middle and high schools throughout York County in the state of South Carolina will encourage more minorities to pursue STEM degrees at the College. Currently approximately 12% of Clinton's students volunteer at local elementary schools in science or mathematic classes and adding the Associate of Science Degree to Clinton Junior College should increase this number. As part of this project articulation agreements with four-year institutions for transferring Clinton Junior College students with an Associate of Science Degree will be formed with a minimum of two institutions. In addition, summer internships with four-year institutions will be provided which will increase the probability of these students continuing in the STEM areas ultimately increasing the number of students obtaining masters and doctorate degrees in STEM related fields.